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| NAUSICAANS Nausicaans are a race of large, hirsute humanoids with thick manes of predominantly reddish hair, bony facial features, and sharp fangs which fold over a complicated, inhumanoid mouth. Because of the shape of their mouths, they have difficulty speaking Federation Standard and other humanoid languages, which gives them an appearance of stupidity that they do not entirely deserve. However, they are one of the Federations' least socially-redeeming races, being bad-tempered, surly, and violent. Few have made it into the ranks of Starfleet. Most have found work in the Federation as bouncers, thugs, and enforcers - positions where their liabilities are advantages. A casual bar brawl with some Nausicaans cost Captain Picard his heart, forcing him to make use of a bionic replacement. PAKLED Pakleds are a humanoid species that are primarily remembered for their characteristic overweight problem. Pakleds are remembered for being a race that adopts technology from other races whether they know how it works or not. They are very cunning and devious. The Pakleds have yet to be made a part of the Federation. They have already had one experience with the Federation, and there will probably be more. PHYLOSIAN Phylosians are intelligent plants with five arms, each having an upper and lower pincer, five legs, a tree-trunk-like torso, and a head similar in appearance to a large pine cone with independent eye stalks. They are from the planet Phylos in the Merari system, which has an abundance of plant life, but no animal life of any kind. Federation scientists speculate that the plants evolved into the ecological gap made by the total absence of animals. They do not like conflict, and have a strong racial desire to serve the Federation as galactic peace keepers. Fortunately, the Phylosians must first overcome their own problems. The Phylosian race is dying. Contamination in the form of Staphylococcus brought plague to the planet - a plague against which the Phylosians had no defense. The remaining Phylosians have been rendered sterile by the plague, but a Federation team is currently working with them to eliminate this barrier. |
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